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G. W. GLAZIER.

' DOOR GUARD.

No. 474,633. Patented May 10, 1892.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GLAZIER, OF SALEM, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HAMILTON LOOKVVOOD,OF BOSTON, AND JOI-I SETTS.

N B. ROLLINS, OF LYNN, MASSACHU- D O O R G U A R D SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 474,633, dated May 10, 1892.

Application filed November 24, 1891. Serial No. 418,002. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. GLAZIERJL citizen of the United States,and a resident of Salem, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Door-Guards,of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in door-guards for the purpose ofpreventiu g persons from accidentally placing their fingers in thedoor-opening where the hinges are located when the door is wholly orpartially swung open, and for this purpose my invention is carried outas follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 represents an inside view of a door provided with :my improveddoor-guard. Fig. 2 represents an outside view of the same, likewiseprovided with the door-guard. Fig. 3 represents an enlargedcross-section on the line X X in Fig. 1, showing in dotted linestliedoor as swung open; and Fig. i represents a detail perspective view ofthe improved doorguard before being secured in position on the door anddoor-frame.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on thedifferent parts of the drawings.

In the drawings, A represents a door as usual, and B B represent thehinges by means of which it is hung to thejamb or door-frame O in theordinary manner.

D is the improved door-guard, which is applicable to both the inside andoutside of the door, as shown in the drawings. Said doorguard ispreferably molded to a semicircular or U shaped section, as shown inFig. 4, before itis secured in place on the door and its doorframe, soas to prevent it from being caught in the door-opening while the door isbeing opened or closed.

The said guard is made to extend, preferably, the whole height of thedoor, or n arly so, and is provided with longitudinal lips or flanges dd, which are secured, preferably, by

means of nails or screws to the door A and door frame or jamb O on theinside or outside of the door, or both, as may be desired.

In practice I prefer to make the said doorguard of some flexiblematerialsnch as, for instance, rubber, leather, or suitable textile orfibrous material-and when made of such material I prefer to provide eachof the longitudinal lips or flanges d with a metal strip d (shown inFig. 4) for the purpose of stiffening said flanges and cause them to beevenly and uniformly secured to the door and jamb throughout its lengthwithout creasing or puckering.

If so desired, the improved door-guard may be made of flexible springmetal without departing from the essence of my invention.

The invention is particularly well adapted for use on doors for railwaycars, coaches, and carriages, steamboat state-rooms, &c., as Well as fordoors in rooms or buildings of any kind, and is a sure preventive foraccidentally jamming and injuring the hand or fingers 'between the edgeof the door and the frame or jainb to which it is hinged.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation ofmy invention, I

wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim- 1. The improved door-guard,as described, consisting of a flexible sheet secured to the door and itsframe or jamb for the purpose of covering the opening at the place wherethe door is hinged, substantially as specified.

2. The door-guard, as described, consisting of a molded flexible sheethaving lips or flanges provided with longitudinal stifteners,substantially'as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 18th day of November, A.D. 1891.

GEORGE GLAZIER.

